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Editorial
. 2020 Jul 1;126(13):2965-2967.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.32913. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

Renal cell carcinoma with isolated lymph node metastases should be reclassified as stage IV

Daniel D Shapiro  1 , E Jason Abel  2
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Renal cell carcinoma with isolated lymph node metastases should be reclassified as stage IV

Daniel D Shapiro et al. Cancer. .
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Keywords: AJCC staging; high-risk; lymph node dissection; lymph node metastasis; renal cell carcinoma.

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